What is an instance of an object in Java?

An object that is created using a class is said to be an instance of that class. We will sometimes say that the object belongs to the class. The variables that the object contains are called instance variables. The methods (that is, subroutines) that the object contains are called instance methods.

An object that is created using a class is said to be an instance of that class. We will sometimes say that the object belongs to the class. The variables that the object contains are called instance variables. The methods (that is, subroutines) that the object contains are called instance methods.

To create a new instance of an object, we use the “new” keyword . This keyword creates a new instance of an object, which we can then assign to a variable, or invoke methods. For example, to create a new StringBuffer object, we would use the new keyword in the following way.